Head-To-Head Comparison: Garb Oil & Power (OTCMKTS:GARB) vs. LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA)

LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) and Garb Oil & Power (OTCMKTS:GARB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares LanzaTech Global and Garb Oil & Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LanzaTech Global	-214.11%	-95.22%	-51.16%
Garb Oil & Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

17.8% of LanzaTech Global shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for LanzaTech Global and Garb Oil & Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LanzaTech Global	0	0	3	0	3.00
Garb Oil & Power	0	0	0	0	N/A

LanzaTech Global presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 258.74%.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LanzaTech Global and Garb Oil & Power’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LanzaTech Global	$62.63 million	7.00	-$134.10 million	($0.94)	-2.37
Garb Oil & Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.01	N/A

Garb Oil & Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LanzaTech Global. LanzaTech Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Garb Oil & Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Garb Oil & Power beats LanzaTech Global on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LanzaTech Global

LanzaTech Global, Inc. operates as a nature-based carbon refining company in the United States and internationally. The company transforms waste carbon into the chemical building blocks for consumer goods, such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, and packaging. It is also developing biocatalysts and processes to produce a suite of additional products utilizing novel biocatalysts, including acetone and isopropanol (IPA) and industrial solvents used in various applications, including production of polymers from IPA. LanzaTech Global, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Skokie, Illinois.

About Garb Oil & Power

Garb Oil & Power Corporation engages in the waste recycling and related waste-to-energy businesses in the United States. It recovers rubber that is used in producing retread tires, as well as used an alternate fuel source in the generation of electric power. The company was formerly known as Garb Corporation and changed its name to Garb Oil & Power Corporation in February 2014. Garb Oil & Power Corporation was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Largo, Florida.